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Microwave-accelerated crossed Cannizzaro reaction using barium hydroxide under solvent-free conditions

RS Varma, KP Naicker, PJ Liesen

Index: Varma, Rajender S.; Naicker, Kannan P.; Liesen, Per J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1998 , vol. 39, # 46 p. 8437 - 8440

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Abstract

A solventless and expeditious method for the preparation of alcohols is described from aldehydes using barium hydroxide, Ba (OH) 2.8 H2O, and paraformaldehyde. A comparison of this microwave-accelerated Cannizzaro reaction to the one under conventional heating mode is also reported.